Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-10-01
BASQUES FOR WINTER.
Novel Styles Designed by New YOrk's Lead
ing D~rcssnakcrs.

The new basqucs are noticeable for
their elaborate front trimmings, many
of them beng draped full from the
shoulders down, even though made Of
heavy cloth or other thick fabric. The
full surplicc effect is used even when
there is n vest or plastron, and the
Greek drapcry coming from the right
shoulder to the left side of the waist is
seen on supple woolcns, on silks and
on yelyets. 1t is no unusual thing to
see cloth or camel's-hair basques with
three large plaits on each shoulder
tapering to the mcrcSt edge of folds at
the waist line, with the space filled in
with a gathered n plated silk vest, or
with II Of velvet or plush, quite
smooth, but richly embroidered or dec
Grated with passementerie. Shirred
cloth fronts are also made with clusters
of gathers at the top and at the waist
line, yet are not clumsy, as they are
well held in shape by points and u V
shaped vest of steel or silver cord pas
scmenterie; there are also yoke fronts
ofthe heaviest velvet with the wool gath
cred on the lower edge. Some pretty
bodiCcs without vests are gathered all
across the top of the front, on each
shoulder, and below the collar, and
this fulness is held below by q pointed
| girdle that shapes the end of the bodice.
The dress-coat collar rolled low beside
a vest is seen on French costumes as
we'll as on English gowns and Jackets,
and promises to be popular, because its
graceful outlines can be varied to suit
both slender and stout figures,
Vests OF silk are drapcd in diagonal
folds in the way thinner silks were
used during the summer. Velvet,
however, remains the ~favorite ma.
terial for the vest and standing
collar, or at least for the front of
the collar, while the back is of
wool like the basque. Oddly shaped
rcycrs are made of the dress rood,
sometimes by tapping it in a single
th%roc-cornered shape on the left at tho
top, and again by turning it back ON
the right side. A simple design for
Cheviot or cloth basques has the fronts
nearly meeting over n band of velvet,
and held together by ball buttons at
tachcd to the ends of bits of soutache
an inch and Il quarter in length, passed
through button holes, a row of but
ton holes being worked along each
edge of the fronts. This is prettilv
shown on a brown, red and blue mixed
Cheviot over u brown velvet band.
with brown buttons and soutache; the
position back has buttons and holes
for its trimming, and the cuffs of the
coat sleeves have ten or twelve but
tons in pairs up the outer seam. The
| back OF the basquos is by each of the
four forms being doubled below tho
waist line, shaped into leaf points,
laced with contrasting material, and
edged with braid. In many dresses
the back drapery of the skirt is hooked
up on the middle forms Of BASQUE.
which slopes out gradually over thu
t~ournure. The pointed girdles that
trim the front sometimes extend only
. to the darts, but Dire most BECOMING
= when reaching back to the under.ars,
seams. Passementerie ornaments form
! this glrdle on rich dresses, while otbar.
q are merely of the velvet used in com.
. Dinatloh, or OF the striped fabric soon
IN the skirt. Coat sleeves of easv-6t.
ting shape, with very simple cuffs are
on dresses of thick stuffs. Small round
~crocheted and basket-woven hutton.
ias'en French dresses, with somotima.
! buttons Of much larger size set abou,
Q ior ornament only, or perhaps to bo,d
single rerrrs, OF TO define tha w.,.,
-Harpsr's Basar. "s'''